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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Washington D.C. 1917 to 1938: The Peyote Controversy; Oklahoma's Poor Rich Indians; Tricksters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the devil in Gertrude's dream symbolize?
(a) The white man.
(b) The headmaster.
(c) Her father.
(d) The president.

2. What did the Federal agents do to force the Indians to give up their children?
(a) Withheld their food rations.
(b) Raped the women.
(c) Withheld money.
(d) Burned their villages.

3. How old is Gertrude in the chapter, "The Returned Student"?
(a) 11.
(b) 15.
(c) 9.
(d) 20.

4. Why did David lose his job at the Indian Bureau?
(a) He stole some money.
(b) The job was given to a white man.
(c) He came in drunk after lunch one day.
(d) He was late too many times.

5. Why did the character in #132 have to dance a sun dance in the opera?
(a) To bring an abundant harvest.
(b) To prove his worthiness to his beloved.
(c) To insure luck on the buffalo hunt.
(d) To bring an end to the rains.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Raymond accuse Zitkala-Sa of having an affair?

2. A Quaker woman offered to pay for Gertrude's education at which school?

3. On whom did the Ute Indians rely for food?

4. How many children slept in each bed at the boarding house?

5. Which of the following was NOT a use for peyote among the Indians?

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